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Finance committee amends and endorses resolution backing Community Music Works tax‑exemption legislation
Summary
After hearing from Community Music Works about free youth programming and the program's scale, the committee amended a resolution to request an FY2027 abatement and exemption thereafter and approved it to accompany pending state bills.
The Providence City Council Committee on Finance on April 7 amended and approved a resolution supporting state legislation to provide property tax relief to Community Music Works.
Felicia, speaking for Community Music Works, described the West End nonprofit’s new dedicated facility at 1326 Westminster (opened 2024), free music instruction for hundreds of youth, and a resident faculty of roughly 14 musicians. She said about 150 students attend intensively each week and the organization works with nearly 1,000 young people…
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